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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1967
Page
5
After a sharp market selloff driven by Middle East fears, professionals stepped in to buy while public shareholders sold. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 12.43 points on one day and rebounded the next, with coal stocks showing buying interest amid rising factory orders.
Wall Street traded mixed at noon with the Dow and S&P averaging little change. The market cooled after days of Middle East war news as investors weighed the economy and profits amid oil production and transport disruptions.
Georgia peaches sell from 3.06 to 3.50 per bushel with small to medium sizes. Watermelons slow. cucumbers, cantaloupes and citrus move unevenly. Cabbage and celery ease. radishes and onions firm. Georgia and South Carolina poles, South Carolina stock, and Alabama quotes noted. Georgia cattle auctions report varied results with steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and calves priced across multiple ranges. Live poultry prices show demand steady with farm prices indicating heavy and light-type trends.
Georgia Florida Alabama packers gathered hogs totaling about 2 900 head with prices for gilts and hogs mostly down 25 to 60 cents. Trade centered on various load lots with weights from 160 to 340 pounds and prices ranging roughly from 19.28 to 21.60 per cwt depending on grade and size.
Egg market report from Aiwa Georgia shows prices with ranges and odd digits. The brief lists tales and mediums with uncertain values indicating fluctuating stock and wholesale quotes.
Over 100 citizens attended a City Council meeting to support City Manager Robert G. Mauney after a May 20 raid on seven private clubs. Residents criticized how the raids were conducted and urged discreet action to avoid public backlash. Mauney and Mayor Harvey Dollar received threatening calls. a bottle was thrown at Mauney’s home. Police charged club managers with gaming device violations. seven were bound over to Decatur Superior Court.
Sgt James L Richards formerly of Thomasville receives the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry for Vietnam service. His wife Diana Higgins and sons Jamey and Dirk accompany news of other local service updates including James B Prince II returning to Long Beach after duty on USS Royale and Lerry A Robinson completing a Ft Eustis course.
Lt. Gen. Lewis W. Walt praised the M16 as the finest weapon with a low malfunction rate at a Pentagon briefing. In Congress Rep. Clarence Long cited a Vietnam officer calling the rifle worthless and dangerous, urging a probe as a House committee investigates breakdowns and supply concerns in combat zones.
Contractors invited to submit bids for Building No. 413 laundry facility at Southwestern State Hospital Thomasville GA. Bids due 3:00 PM June 13 1947 at State Purchasing Department Atlanta. Bidder deposits 80 dollars. 5 percent bid bond. performance and payment bonds required. project includes boiler and related mechanical and electrical work. owner may reject all bids and waive formalities.
Brazil's Supreme Court orders Franz Paul Stangl, ex Nazi death camp commander, extradited for trial in West Germany and Austria. Thirteen judges vote to send him to Germany if he faces a sentence under life terms, then to Austria after release. Stangl is accused of murdering prisoners at Treblinka camp in Poland between August 1941 and August 1945.
Meigs residents report guests and travel from Cotton, Cocoa, and Albany. J. R. Payne of Damascus visits on business and the Pelham High School Hornet Band adds Faye Griffin as secretary and majorette. Randall Barfield, who served in Vietnam, travels with family updates and plans to ship out for Philippines training.
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